Making Connections Worksheet SPR 2024
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Making Connections Worksheet
PART I: Historical Connections
In this section, you will practice making historical connections. You will choose TWO facts
from the history under study in Unit 2
that, on the surface, have what is seemingly only a superficial connection (so no choosing two different sides of a conflict or political argument) that in actuality are connected in a
more meaningful way. Then you will make the connection using historical analysis techniques (remember that you must define and explain how things fit together). Fact 1
What is your first fact? Answer in 1-2 sentences and then provide the source of the information in course citation style.
The Missouri Compromise was a legislative effort to maintain a balance between slave and free states as new territories were admitted to the Union. It prohibited slavery in the northern part of the Louisiana Territory, excluding Missouri, and admitted Maine as a free state.
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Fact 2
What is your second fact? Answer in 1-2 sentences and then provide the source of the information in course citation style.
The Lowell System was a labor and production model used in the textile mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, during the early 19th century. It involved the employment of
young, unmarried women who lived in company-owned boarding houses and worked in factory conditions.
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Making Connections
Now make the connection between the two in one short paragraph. Be sure to provide citations in the course style for any additional information you may choose to use in your analysis. Remember your 5Cs of history and that good analysis must both define facts and explain why/how they are important. Your facts will likely lead to a cause/effect analysis, but other forms of analysis are also acceptable. Be sure that your information and analysis are historically accurate, logical, and explained with clarity.
The correlation between the Missouri Compromise and the Lowell System lies in their shared impact on the economic expansion of the United States during the early 19th century and the shaping of regional identities. While seemingly distinct, these two facts are connected through their influence on the nation's economic and social landscape. The Missouri Compromise was a response to the ongoing sectional
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The American Yawp, Ch. 9, Sec. 3
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The American Yawp, Ch. 8, Sec. 4
tensions over the issue of slavery in the developing western regions. The economic concerns of different territories, markedly the agricultural South and the industrializing North, were at the forefront of these conflicts. The Lowell System embodied an early form of industrialization in the United States. It involved the mechanization of textile production and the employment of a new labor force, primarily young women from rural areas. This marked a shift from agrarian economies to industrialized urban centers in the North.
PART II: GEOGRAPHIC Connections
In this section, you will practice making historical GEOGRAPHIC connections. You will choose TWO facts
from the history under study in Unit 2
that, on the surface, have what is seemingly only a superficial connection (so no choosing two different sides of a conflict or political argument) that in actuality are connected in a more meaningful way. Then you will make the connection using historical analysis techniques (remember that you must define and explain how things fit together). You may use one geographic fact and one historical fact or two geographic facts, but you must include historical as well as
historical geographical analysis.
Fact 1
What is your first fact? Answer in 1-2 sentences and then provide the source of the information in course citation style.
The Missouri Compromise was a governmental attempt to address slavery in the context of westward expansion. It admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a
free state, while also establishing a line (36°30' parallel) prohibiting slavery in the Louisiana Purchase territory above that latitude.
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Fact 2
What is your second fact? Answer in 1-2 sentences and then provide the source of the information in course citation style.
The Erie Canal was a significant artificial waterway in the northeastern United States, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River. It played a crucial role in facilitating transportation and trade between the interior of the country and the coastal regions.
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Making Connections
Now make the connection between the two in one short paragraph. Be sure to provide citations in the course style for any additional information you may choose to use in your analysis. Remember your 5Cs 3
The American Yawp, Ch. 9, Sec. 3
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The American Yawp, Ch. 8, Sec. 2
of history and that good analysis must both define facts and explain why/how they are important. Your facts will likely lead to a cause/effect as well as geographic analysis, but other forms of analysis are also acceptable. Be sure that your information and analysis are historically accurate, logical, and explained with clarity.
Both the Erie Canal and the Missouri Compromise had geographic implications for the growing United States. The Erie Canal aided economic connectivity and movement between the East and the Midwest, while the Missouri Compromise attempted to establish guidelines for the expansion of slavery into the newly acquired regions. The Missouri Compromise aimed to uphold a delicate equilibrium between slave and free states as the nation expanded westward. It sought to address the sectional conflicts arising from the question of whether new territories and states would allow or prohibit slavery. The economic opportunities created by the Erie Canal attracted a diverse population, contributing to demographic and cultural changes in the areas it served. These changes, in turn, played a role in shaping attitudes toward the expansion of slavery and sectional identities.
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